VOORHEES – It never hurts to have an “informant’’ when you’re getting ready to play an NHL powerhouse team. That’s why the Flyers are picking the brain of ex-Washington Capital defenseman Matt Niskanen, now a […]
BOSTON – Imagine the odds one could have gotten on a bet the Flyers would sweep Atlantic Division powerhouses Montreal, Toronto and Boston, two of those games on the road no less? And to top […]
PHILADELPHIA – It’s never easy for the Flyers when they play the Montreal Canadiens. The record book shows that of teams they have played more than a hundred times in their history, the Habs and […]
VOORHEES – Players will go to great lengths to kill off a penalty, but Justin Braun may have taken things to a new level the other night. The Flyers were in the midst of trying […]
PHILADELPHIA – Good thing veteran forward Michael Raffl is such a versatile player because the Flyers need someone just like that right now. Coach Alain Vigneault decided to move Raffl from the third line down […]
PHILADELPHIA – This looked a lot more like the Carter Hart of last season. It’s been a season of ups and downs for the Flyers’ 21-year-old goaltender but Tuesday night was definitely an up. He […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – If there were ever a 19-year-old player equipped to handle the pressure of playing on the Flyers’ top line, it’s Joel Farabee. Several veterans have commented that Farabee looks as cool as […]
PHILADELPHIA – It took 11 rounds to decide the shootout, but at least the Flyers could take some comfort from a spirited effort against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Flyers came […]
NEWARK, N.J. – Road hockey has not been kind to the Flyers this season. And for a large portion of Friday night’s game against the Devils, it looked like that struggle would continue. But rookie […]
NEWARK, N.J. – A few eyebrows were raised at Thursday’s practice when Flyers coach Alain Vigneault called for better play from his captain, Claude Giroux, and his righthand man, Jake Voracek. On Friday night at […]
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